New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys: Box score, player stats, and summary feat. Dak Prescott, Justin Fields

The New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup was one of the most intriguing of Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season. The Jets were still looking for their first win of the campaign, while the Cowboys, fresh off one of the best games of the season (40-40 against the Green Bay Packers), were ready to build on that result and improve to 2-2-1.

Justin Fields has played at a solid level with New York, but his good performances didn't translate into wins. Dak Prescott is once again showing that he's a reliable quarterback, but the Cowboys are still waiting for those victories.

The New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys was a lopsided game from the start, with the Cowboys giving their opponents the fifth loss of the season (37-22).

New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys box score

Teams	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Final Score
New York Jets	3	0	3	16	22
Dallas Cowboys	3	20	7	7	37

New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys players stats

Jets players' stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Justin Fields	283	32	46	2	0	26	7	0

Rushing and passing

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Breece Hall	14	113	0	4	42	0
Isaiah Davis	1	5	0	3	28	0
Josh Reynolds	-	-	-	3	29	0
Garrett Wilson	-	-	-	6	71	1
Mason Taylor	-	-	-	9	67	0
Jeremy Ruckert	-	-	-	4	28	0
Arian Smith	-	-	-	1	14	0
Allen Lazard	-	-	-	1	3	0
Andrew Beck	-	-	-	1	1	1

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Jamien Sherwood	7	0	0
Brandon Stephens	6	0	0
Malachi Moore	5	0	0
Tony Adams	5	0	0
Kiko Maiugoa	4	0	0
Quinnen Williams	3	0	0
Braiden McGregor	3	1	0
Sauce Gardner	2	0	0
Tyler Baron	2	0	0
Isaiah Oliver	2	0	0
Michael Clemons	2	0	0
Andre Cisco	2	0	0
Harrison Phillips	2	0	0
Jay Tufele	2	0	0
Mark Robinson	1	0	0
Will McDonald IV	1	0	0
Cam Jones	1	0	0
Jowon Briggs	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Nick Folk	2/2	6

Cowboys players' stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Dak Prescott	237	18	29	4	0	28	7	0

Rushing and passing

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Javonte Williams	16	135	1	1	4	1
Jaydon Blue	4	7	0	0	0	0
Ryan Flournoy	2	10	0	6	104	0
Jake Ferguson	-	-	-	7	49	2
George Pickens	-	-	-	2	57	1
Hunter Luepke	-	-	-	1	10	0
Luke Schoonmaker	-	-	-	1	3	0

Defense

Player	Tackles	Sacks	Interceptions
Shemar James	15	0	0
Juanyeh Thomas	10	0	0
Donovan Wilson	8	0	0
DaRon Bland	7	0	0
Kenneth Murray Jr.	5	0	0
Marist Liufau	4	0	0
Trevon Diggs	4	0	0
James Houston	3	1.5	0
Reddy Stewart	3	0	0
Donovan Ezeiruaku	3	0	0
Sam Williams	2	1	0
Osa Odighizuwa	2	0	0
Jadeveon Clowney	2	1	0
Kenny Clark	2	0.5	0
Brevyn Spann-Ford	2	0	0
Jack Sanborn	1	0	0
Dante Fowler Jr.	1	1	0
C.J. Goodwin	1	0	0
Trent Sieg	1	0	0
Solomon Thomas	1	0	0
Kaiir Elam	1	0	0
Alijah Clark	1	0	0
Jalen Brooks	1	0	0
Markquese Bell	1		0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Brandon Aubrey	1/1	7

New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys game recap

The Jets opened up the scoreboard with Nick Folk's field goal. The place kicker finished a 13-play, 66-yard drive with a 25-yard FG to give his team the first lead of the game.

The Cowboys responded with a 35-yard field goal from Brandon Aubrey at 4:57 in the first quarter.

Dallas extended the lead with the first touchdown of the game. Dak Prescott connected with tight end Jake Ferguson for a 26-yard touchdown pass to close out a 13-play, 90-yard drive at 11:40 in the second quarter.

Javonte Williams found the end zone in the final minute of the quarter, scoring with a seven-play, 91-yard drive to extend the lead to 17-3.

They scored again with 15 seconds left on the clock. Prescott connected with Ferguson again for a 1-yard pass to enter halftime up 23-3.

The Cowboys scored another touchdown in the third quarter after Prescott connected with George Pickens for a 43-yard pass to extend the lead to 30-3.

Nick Folk connected on a 48-yard field goal to give the Jets three more points.

Justin Fields connected with Andrew Beck for a 1-yard touchdown. They cut the lead to 30-14 after Mason Taylor completed the two-point conversion.

Dallas didn't stop looking for the end zone and scored with a 4-yard pass to Javonte Williams to extend the lead to 37-14.

Garrett Wilson scrambled against the Cowboys' defense to reach the end zone and score another touchdown for the Jets at 1:42 in the fourth period. They